The Extended Stay Advisory
We help you turn visitors into residents.
The Extended Stay Advisory helps destinations, economic development organizations, and operators shift from counting visitors to building residents, with the research, standards, and programs to do it.
Who we work with
How we work
What we built
9 projects across 5 countries, 3,000+ residents, $10,000,000+ deployed into local economies.
Launching Thailand's first government-endorsed digital nomad district
Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2026–ongoing
Co-created a designated digital nomad district with the Chiang Mai provincial governor's office and 9+ government agencies, aligning public bodies around one approach to longer-staying remote workers.
Activating Kotohira's off-season through a six-month remote worker program
Kotohira, Japan, 2025
Designed and ran a six-month destination activation that brought 50+ digital nomads from 10+ nationalities to a rural Japanese town during its off and shoulder seasons.
Destination Cariboo Chilcotin Coast: building a rural economy around longer-staying residents
British Columbia, Canada, 2025
Led a strategy workshop with the regional DMO on how remote communities can attract and keep longer-staying residents, and the year-round economic activity that comes with them.
Designing a wellness and outdoor coliving built around the Azores
São Miguel, Azores, 2023–2026, now run by Outsite
Built and operate Lemon Bros, a coliving space designed around what the island offers: quality of life, outdoor activities, wellness, and local culture such as spearfishing and surfing. We also built a partnership network with local SMEs so guests spend with island businesses.
Pioneering Armenia as a new destination for remote workers
Yerevan, Armenia, 2025
Developed a digital nomad campaign that introduced Armenia, a destination largely unknown to remote workers, as a base for stays of months, not days.
Convening APAC's largest CosmoLocal conference and community integration program
Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2026
Organised the largest CosmoLocal conference in APAC. Also designed and ran CosmoLocalCNX, a local connection program that brings international residents and Chiang Mai communities together so longer stays build local ties rather than parallel bubbles.
Piloting pop-up coliving as a pathway from short visits to longer stays
Kanazawa, Japan, 2025–onwards
Tested pop-up coliving and community programming as a low-capex way to convert short-term visitors into longer local stays before committing to permanent infrastructure.
Building coliving and coworking infrastructure for international residents
Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2020–onwards
Built and operated Alt_ coliving and coworking spaces connecting international residents with Chiang Mai's local economy and community.
Regenerating abandoned housing into homes for long-term stays
São Miguel, Azores, 2023–onwards
Renovated abandoned houses into homes for long-term stays for international visitors and remote workers, bringing vacant property back into productive use.
About
Founded by Miloš Pelucha and John Ho. John Ho on LinkedIn.
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